Vacancy title:
Graduate Research Assistant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Education, Research and Development]

Jobs at:
Moi University

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 19 2026

Duty Station:
Eldoret, Uasin Gishu | kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 14 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The Moi University African Multiple Research Centre (Moi–AMRC) is housed in the Moi University ICDC complex, with members drawn from School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) whose overriding objectives are to offer interdisciplinary teaching and research in the broad field of African studies and to act as the center where all other Africa–focused schola...

Responsibilities or duties

The successful candidate will support:

• Ethnographic fieldwork in primary schools in Nairobi, Kisumu and Uasin Gishu
• Classroom observations, interviews, focus group discussions and data collection
• Transcription and translation of multilingual classroom and interview data
• Preliminary coding, literature searches and research documentation
• Ethical management, anonymisation and secure organisation of research data
• Research meetings, training, fieldwork debriefings and dissemination activities

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Applicants should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Translation Studies, Education (Arts), Languages, or a closely related discipline
• Training or experience in qualitative/educational research or field data collection
• Very good spoken and written English and Kiswahili
• Willingness to undertake intensive fieldwork and work respectfully in primary-school settings
• A strong commitment to research ethics, confidentiality, child safeguarding, diversity and respectful community engagement

Experience needed

Training or experience in qualitative/educational research or field data collection

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

This project is funded by the Cluster of Excellence EXC 2052 Africa Multiple at the University of Bayreuth and implemented through the Africa Multiple Research Centres at Moi University and Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Applications should be sent to: Prof. Catherine Kiprop, , Prof. Mosol Kandagor, , and copy to

Use the subject line: 'TRED Graduate Research Assistant - [Applicant's Full Name]'.

Visit our website https://amrc.mu.ac.ke to download the full advert and application details

Submit one PDF file containing:

• Application letter
• Detailed CV with two referees
• Certified academic certificates and transcripts
• Valid National ID or passport
• 300–500-word motivational statement

Application Deadline: 19 August 2026

Expected Start: 1 October 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter

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